made more heinous in that they deliberately targeted innocent civilians preparing for holiday celebrations. |
message and policy are very much a part, you know, two parts of the same coin. |
Most people assume on the ground that it probably has passed, |
National Security Council task force. |
No cause, no movement and no grievance can justify the intentional killing of innocent civilians and noncombatants, |
No offer that can help alleviate the suffering of the people in the afflicted area will be refused, |
No other issues ever entered the discourse, |
Nobody, especially the president, would have left people unattended on the basis of race. |
not on the agenda at this point. |
not the issue right now with Syria. |
on the common agenda that we have -- the agenda for cooperation that we have ahead of us on issues like [nuclear] non-proliferation, on issues like fighting disease and poverty in the poorer areas of the world, on issues like the global economy and trade. |
open political space for all members of Iraqi society who reject violence. |
Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors. |
Our strategy is to hold, clear and build, |
Our task now is to build on the momentum of that withdrawal. |